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Novak Djokovic of Serbia shakes hands with Rafael Nadal of Spain after winning the match point during their final singles match daring day 10 of the ATP Cup at Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Andy Cheung/Getty Images)
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia shakes hands with Rafael Nadal of Spain after winning the match point during their final singles match daring day 10 of the ATP Cup at Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Andy Cheung/Getty Images)
In the men’s game, there are very few players who have been as dominant and consistent as Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Whenever these athletes compete against each other, they always manage to bring out the best.
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Recently, Russian player Daria Kasatkina spoke about these epic battles between Novak and Rafa. She is a fan of the Spaniard from Mallorca and does not shy away from revealing that.
Rafael Nadal has a number of fans in the tennis circuit
The former World No. 10 player acknowledged that Novak was the more dominant player with regard to the matches in recent times. However, she was ecstatic that Nadal won his 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open 2022.
The 24-year-old stated, “When Rafa plays with him, emotions run high. Especially when Rafa could not do anything with Djokovic even on clay for several matches. Then it was sad from hopelessness. But who would have thought that the 21st ‘Slam’ would be in Australia – the only ‘TBS’ that he won only once. It is very symbolic and cool because it was Djokovic’s favorite Slam that he won.”
(Quotes translated using Google translate)
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Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 11, 2021 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic shakes hands with Spain’s Rafael Nadal after winning their semi final match REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Speaking about Djokovic and Nadal’s matches, they have competed in some of the most memorable matches over the past decade. They faced each other at the French Open last season and it was the Serb who managed to upset the 13-time champion.
Prior to that, it was Nadal who managed to dismantle Djokovic in the Majors at Roland Garros and lifted his 20th Grand Slam title in 2020. Speaking of these two supreme athletes, fans will hope to see them face each other at some point during the 2022 season.
With the French Open being the next Grand Slam event, fans can expect Rafa to capitalize on the chance he missed out on last season. With the race still on for the most number of Majors among the big three, fans can expect the competition to be intense.
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